2018 Presidential Silver Medals

About This Coin

Inaugurating the Presidential Silver Medals series as its first-year entry, the 2018 issue established the program's format, artistic standards, and collector expectations for what would become a multi-year celebration of American presidential history in fine silver. The founding medals set the template: obverse portraits of U.S. presidents rendered by the Mint's designers and sculptors-engravers, and reverse designs representing each president's distinctive legacy. The inaugural release generated significant interest as numismatists evaluated whether the new series would meet artistic and production quality standards expected of U.S. Mint silver issues. A notable result of $139 in MS70 grade at eBay reflects the premium perfect-grade examples command even for modern issues. Designed by various U.S. Mint designers, the 2018 medals emerged from an era of expanding Mint programs where collector-focused products and renewed interest in numismatic artistry created a receptive market. For collectors building the series from inception, the 2018 first-year issues hold particular significance as the foundation upon which the entire program was constructed, establishing the artistic precedents subsequent years would follow.